Table 3.
Association between body condition and the health information of the 285 evaluated dogs.
| Characteristic | Underweight (BCS 1–3) | Ideal (BCS 4–5) | Overweight (BCS 6–7) | Obese (BCS 8–9) | All dogs | P-valuea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Vaccinated | |||||||||||
| Yes | 22 | 8.0 | 143 | 52.0 | 73 | 26.5 | 37 | 13.5 | 275 | 100.0 | 0.863 |
| No | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 100.0 | |
| No information | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 100.0 | |
| Frequency of vaccination | |||||||||||
| Yearly | 19 | 7.7 | 130 | 52.6 | 64 | 25.9 | 34 | 13.8 | 247 | 100.0 | 0.178 |
| Not every year | 3 | 10.7 | 13 | 46.4 | 9 | 32.14 | 3 | 10.7 | 28 | 100.0 | |
| Never | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | |
| No information | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 100.0 | |
| Vaccinated in a municipal campaign | |||||||||||
| Yes | 14 | 10.2 | 61 | 44.5 | 36 | 26.3 | 26 | 18.9 | 137 | 100.0 | 0.118 |
| No | 8 | 5.6 | 85 | 60.2 | 38 | 26.9 | 10 | 7.1 | 141 | 100.0 | |
| No information | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 83.3 | 7 | 100.0 | |
| Vaccinated by veterinarian | |||||||||||
| Yes | 15 | 6.9 | 114 | 52.3 | 55 | 25.2 | 34 | 15.6 | 218 | 100.0 | 0.155 |
| No | 8 | 11.9 | 35 | 52.2 | 20 | 29.9 | 4 | 6.0 | 67 | 100.0 | |
| Has been assessed by a veterinarian | |||||||||||
| Yes | 17 | 7.0 | 125 | 51.2 | 65 | 26.6 | 37 | 15.2 | 244 | 100.0 | 0.091 |
| No | 6 | 15.8 | 23 | 60.5 | 10 | 23.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 100.0 | |
| Frequency of visits to a veterinarian | |||||||||||
| Yearly | 2 | 2.3 | 54 | 61.4 | 19 | 21.6 | 13 | 14.8 | 88 | 100.0 | 0.026 |
| Only when sick | 16 | 10.1 | 73 | 45.9 | 46 | 28.9 | 24 | 15.1 | 159 | 100.0 | |
| Never | 4 | 12.9 | 19 | 61.3 | 8 | 25.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 100.0 | |
| No information | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 42.9 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 7 | 100.0 | |
BCS body condition score.
aP-value obtained by the chi-square test.